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c-span: what is tim geithner's motive in this? is not going to continue secretary of treasury no matter what. >> guest: i don't want to speculate on his motives, but i can comment on his ideology and it reflects the wall street ideology, the sense that what is best for the banks is best for the country. so when banks told the more transparency would be dangerous, i heard things like an account for how they spent the money could be easy to kane can be dangerous, taken the banking system. he accepted this was his from wall street without questioning them. i was trying to get them counter arguments only have examples of how these things could get done. it's completely invalid in a pseudoscience in the vacant leaders in treasury. if you're not among those bankers, you really have no business having an opinion. tenacity is herb allison's successor. so he worked with her issa chief counsel for t.a.r.p. and when herb allison step down in early october 2010, he took over. c-span: here's a protocol issue you've read about in your book betw
c-span: what is tim geithner's motive in this? is not going to continue secretary of treasury no matter what. >> guest: i don't want to speculate on his motives, but i can comment on his ideology and it reflects the wall street ideology, the sense that what is best for the banks is best for the country. so when banks told the more transparency would be dangerous, i heard things like an account for how they spent the money could be easy to kane can be dangerous, taken the banking system....
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>> now -- now they say tim geithner will go to the head of the federal reserve. [laughter] i think he has had his do but it is a close relationship. it is with the entire board and not just the chairman. on lot of peop have known them for a long time. lori: who will handicap the next fed chief? >> double not speculate. >> you were working with a t.a.r.p. with we heard hank greenberg would sue the government and then the shea said we will not be involved. what is your thoughts? >> when i saw the headline i thought it was a satire peace. we must ensure that they never bailout again. we may have lost an opportunity. >> about the ag current board? >> with old fifth amendment seizure. >> they could say we do not want that environment. lori: we appreciate your insight. much more with the jack lew nomination with the the "a team". >> state of emergency new york city lights the flu outbreak. the scary numbers are ahead. florida has its own plan to deal with the snakes. the python challenge. wildly popular created by the $1 billion industry better graphically violent vide
>> now -- now they say tim geithner will go to the head of the federal reserve. [laughter] i think he has had his do but it is a close relationship. it is with the entire board and not just the chairman. on lot of peop have known them for a long time. lori: who will handicap the next fed chief? >> double not speculate. >> you were working with a t.a.r.p. with we heard hank greenberg would sue the government and then the shea said we will not be involved. what is your thoughts?...
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the thinking was of the treasury secretary tim geithner said if aig folded, collapsed, the world economy would bein dire straits. the u.s. economy would be in dire straits, and the retirements would direct. it needed to bailout. and what happened was, behind the scenes, yes tall wall street firms, lot of money out of aig to settle derivative contracts. by the way, erotically the controversy now is that even though the derivatives were cooked up an aig, so that temerity frantic of borden do this lawsuit, i mean, it's quite striking. that is where the crux of the suit hangs. that is, the fifth amendment part of it is that taking private property to settle government, you know, for government use to bailout other wall street players, i think that is where the lawsuit said. gerri: a big lawsuit. i am always interested in what hank greenberg does. a smart guy. >> and very colorful. gerri: and very powerful. >> his insider nickname at the company, a cranky tank. just thought i wld share that with you. gerri: that is probably true. always good to see you. thank you for helping us out. appreciat
the thinking was of the treasury secretary tim geithner said if aig folded, collapsed, the world economy would bein dire straits. the u.s. economy would be in dire straits, and the retirements would direct. it needed to bailout. and what happened was, behind the scenes, yes tall wall street firms, lot of money out of aig to settle derivative contracts. by the way, erotically the controversy now is that even though the derivatives were cooked up an aig, so that temerity frantic of borden do this...
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he went with a guy who was to the left of tim geithner. he is there to execute the obama tax hike don't reform entitlements policy. >> that is a greaeat point. >> he is there to stabilize the debt. >> this is not a centerist appointment. th mr. geithner, i believe he was a centerist. >> why is he a financial market guy? >> he grew up as a banker. what about larry fink, he is a democrat and well respected by everyone. >> i have a list here. >> jamie diamond. ken chenault. >> you need someone who understands the fiscal books at a time like this. >> we disagree. we don't need someone who understands the books, we need someone who understands where we should go and where those books should take us. and i don't think he does. i don't think they understand fiscal policy better than jack lou. he got you guys a surplus back in the 90s. >> all established people in financial markets all distinguished people who command the respect of not only around here in the new york area but the whole g-20. this is going to be a bad mistake. it may be the haegl
he went with a guy who was to the left of tim geithner. he is there to execute the obama tax hike don't reform entitlements policy. >> that is a greaeat point. >> he is there to stabilize the debt. >> this is not a centerist appointment. th mr. geithner, i believe he was a centerist. >> why is he a financial market guy? >> he grew up as a banker. what about larry fink, he is a democrat and well respected by everyone. >> i have a list here. >> jamie...
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tim geithner said he was forced to change his signature before it was fit to print. richard wolfe, when i was chief of staff at the senate finance committee, we of course had to confirm treasury secretary. and i had when i was all done -- this thing was run through the committee. and the question is when exactly is it going to be voted on, on the floor? because it was the floor vote, absolutely guaranteed. the matter of a crowded calendar. it is the floor vote that really does make you treasury secretary. and the guy was in there, doing the job. i kept getting the calls, when is it going to happen. i finally said, it is going to happen, don't worry. he said he wants to sign the money. it is a big deal, signing that money is a big deal. >> for every school child -- >> and -- it is going to come any day now. and you're appointed -- >> because i'm not going to go for senate. >> really? did you break that news? >> yeah, i just made that announcement. >> so you know, washington still in this day and age, 2013, still has the fetish of the signature. and it is not just the
tim geithner said he was forced to change his signature before it was fit to print. richard wolfe, when i was chief of staff at the senate finance committee, we of course had to confirm treasury secretary. and i had when i was all done -- this thing was run through the committee. and the question is when exactly is it going to be voted on, on the floor? because it was the floor vote, absolutely guaranteed. the matter of a crowded calendar. it is the floor vote that really does make you treasury...
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but to depict the treasury secretary, generally speaking, it is a job that converts tim geithner will know what his politics were. wall street was comfortable with him. neil: layoffs were announced today with american express. >> well, look, it's the greatest thing the world that taxes will go up on 99% of the people. and spending will go unchecked. it's that our government. it's bad for our country long-term. that is exactly what we see, and you are seeing something similar act in 1824 when we had the jacksonians that they block whatever they were going to do. neil: there is something that touched her greatness. a greatness of the movie. hollywood sees this opportunity to do more of this type of stuff. is that true? >> more of what? >> one historical movies. neil: ben affleck was nominated for a movie he was an. >> in. >> yes, i think he has a career in movies. but not in politics. i think he is going to do well and do his next project. also don't forget that the director was snubbed for "zero dark thirty." neil: is that right? so hollywood could be reversing that. >> maybe they are
but to depict the treasury secretary, generally speaking, it is a job that converts tim geithner will know what his politics were. wall street was comfortable with him. neil: layoffs were announced today with american express. >> well, look, it's the greatest thing the world that taxes will go up on 99% of the people. and spending will go unchecked. it's that our government. it's bad for our country long-term. that is exactly what we see, and you are seeing something similar act in 1824...
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i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that. >>> first it was fire, the next day it was leaking fuel. what is going on with boeing's dream liner? citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commissio
i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that....
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i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that. >>> first it was fire, the next day it was leaking fuel. what is going on with boeing's dream liner? push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. officemax can help you drive supply costs... down... ...and down. just use your maxperks card and get a case of x-9 paper for only 1-cent after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now..
i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that....
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i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that.on st for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! i've got two tickets to thanparadise!l set? pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. officemax can help you drive supply costs... down... ...and down. just use your maxperks card and get
i think that's actually one of -- >> hank paulson and tim geithner in the darkest moments when people thought they couldn't get money out of the atm, put terms on it. president obama's pick for defense secretary got a ringing endorsement today. the problem was, it came from the islamic republic of iran. >>> plus, the president cleans out his cabinet and all of his new picks are white men. no offense to white men who are sitting on this set but some people are upset about that.on...
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. >> reporter: so remember a few weeks back when we told you how treasury secretary tim geithner said he figured out a way to keep the government defaulting on the debt for two months? not so fast. a new analysis by the bipartisan policy center says the u.s. may default a month earlier than expected. they say the government will likely run out of money to pay its bills between february 15th and march 1st. we hit the $16.4 trillion debt limit on december 31st. the treasury department said they were taking "extraordinary measures" to put off default. the debt ceiling debate is set to be the next big showdown in washington. both republicans and democrats have vowed to hold firm in their position. >>> and speaking of government spending, a report published monday says the obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year, more than on all the other federal law enforcement agencies combined and 15 times greater than immigration spending in 1986. the nonpartisan research group the migration policy institute says immigration has become the government's highest law e
. >> reporter: so remember a few weeks back when we told you how treasury secretary tim geithner said he figured out a way to keep the government defaulting on the debt for two months? not so fast. a new analysis by the bipartisan policy center says the u.s. may default a month earlier than expected. they say the government will likely run out of money to pay its bills between february 15th and march 1st. we hit the $16.4 trillion debt limit on december 31st. the treasury department said...
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one week i got yelled at for using a saturday night live character making fun of tim geithner. it was funny. he told me how outrageous this was and how the secretary himself was very upset when he heard about this, but i learned he has no sense of humor. [laughter] but it was bad. so we decided we'd meet off line and have a drink at one of those terrible washington restaurants to try to just clear the air. and we sort of had our chitchat, and i talked about how our daughter was about to be born, and then the conversation sort of turned. and he asked me what i wanted to do next, what my plans were after in this temporary job i had. i explained i wasn't really sure. i said, well, maybe a job on the street, meaning wall street, i said i wasn't really sure. and he said i was doing myself real harm. he explained to me that my tone of my criticisms of wall street as well as the obama administration was going to really harm my ability to get a job after i left this position. and, you know, i explained to herb that i wasn't terribly concerned about a job, i had a focus on this, and he
one week i got yelled at for using a saturday night live character making fun of tim geithner. it was funny. he told me how outrageous this was and how the secretary himself was very upset when he heard about this, but i learned he has no sense of humor. [laughter] but it was bad. so we decided we'd meet off line and have a drink at one of those terrible washington restaurants to try to just clear the air. and we sort of had our chitchat, and i talked about how our daughter was about to be...
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no one embodies that better than tim geithner. that is why when he thought about leaving a couple of years ago, i had to get on my knees two years ago to convince him to stay on a little bit longer, and i could not be more grateful to carol and the entire geithner family for allowing him to make the sacrifices that are cabinet members ask of their families in serving their country. the fact is, while a lot of work remains, especially to build new pathways for working folks to rise into the middle class, our position is better for tomorrow than most of the countries hit by the financial crisis. the tough decisions have been made and carried out. i understand that tim is ready for a break. obviously, we are sad to see him go. but i cannot think of a better person to continue tim's work at the treasury than jack lew. this is bittersweet not only because tim is leaving, but also because jack has been my chief of staff for the last year. he was my budget director before that. i trust his judgment. i value his friendship. i know fewer p
no one embodies that better than tim geithner. that is why when he thought about leaving a couple of years ago, i had to get on my knees two years ago to convince him to stay on a little bit longer, and i could not be more grateful to carol and the entire geithner family for allowing him to make the sacrifices that are cabinet members ask of their families in serving their country. the fact is, while a lot of work remains, especially to build new pathways for working folks to rise into the...
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he's to replace tim geithner. seems that we're on the verge of a different kind of philosophy now. >> yeah. i think what's interesting is barack obama is getting to people who are closer to him. jack lew used to be chief of staff. obama's like, look, my first term i was getting all the people to make america happy. now i'm getting people to do what i want them to do. a lot of people didn't like how fiter in did the job so obama is putting his own thumb on this one. >> people said he's too much like the president or backing his policies. i thought isn't that why you pick people for your cabinet? >> exactly. that's what barack obama wants to do. he is now safe. he doesn't have to worry about running ever again. so he's like, look, i'm going to put my stamp on america whether you like it or not. >> a lot has been said about this, that in many ways the new cabinet, the high posts are older white men, not reflective of american society. there have been a number of women that have clearly -- >> yeah. >> secretary of sta
he's to replace tim geithner. seems that we're on the verge of a different kind of philosophy now. >> yeah. i think what's interesting is barack obama is getting to people who are closer to him. jack lew used to be chief of staff. obama's like, look, my first term i was getting all the people to make america happy. now i'm getting people to do what i want them to do. a lot of people didn't like how fiter in did the job so obama is putting his own thumb on this one. >> people said...
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the outgoing treasury secretary, tim geithner said, we have no plan. and as geithner always says, plan beats no plan. you have no plan. >> and the american people have no idea what they're talking about on this stuff. >> that i agree with. we're sending conflicting messages. >> it doesn't matter what people think about cutting spending. we have to. >> the polling data show by 75% the american people want spending cuts. i will say this. i may be wrong and you all may be right. but i think the g.o.p. is now migrating towards the spending sequester. including the defense and national security cuts. we're going to debate that in a few moments with general mccaffrey. but i think the gop is migrating there. i think that is exactly the right thing to do. and it shows a little bit of courage. and i think this letter from the four senators today, keith, all it says is waw waw waw we don't want to cut spending. >> that's what john boehner says. interesting rates are low now, inflation is low now. we're still recovering from an economic crisis. this is not the ti
the outgoing treasury secretary, tim geithner said, we have no plan. and as geithner always says, plan beats no plan. you have no plan. >> and the american people have no idea what they're talking about on this stuff. >> that i agree with. we're sending conflicting messages. >> it doesn't matter what people think about cutting spending. we have to. >> the polling data show by 75% the american people want spending cuts. i will say this. i may be wrong and you all may be...
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it was an attempt to move tim geithner, the outgoing treasury secretary forward a little bit. either guy became very important in the final enproduct, but joe biden who was the key negotiator from the white house. how much is planning and how much is just the way things have always been. cheryl: i don't know. you know, charlie, one of my colleagues here in fox business, reported for months that jack lew would be the new name and gilet near would be out. it's months of reporting. seems to me the president knew a long time ago jack would be the guy. at the same time, it's surprising he would take on a fight like this with congress with when he has the chuck ha golf course e -- chuck hagel fight as well. it's like he doesn't care what republicans or nip thinks in washington and does what he wants. >> i don't see a fight with jack. he's not popular with republicans, that's true, but the other side focuses the fire on one main target, and other people get less, and i think the fire is going to be devoted to, pointed at chuck as you suggest. i think that jack lew, is not wildly popu
it was an attempt to move tim geithner, the outgoing treasury secretary forward a little bit. either guy became very important in the final enproduct, but joe biden who was the key negotiator from the white house. how much is planning and how much is just the way things have always been. cheryl: i don't know. you know, charlie, one of my colleagues here in fox business, reported for months that jack lew would be the new name and gilet near would be out. it's months of reporting. seems to me the...
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. >> tim geithner says one of the first things he had to do when he became treasury secretary, was make it a little more legible. >> it suddenly matters. >>> other stories making news this morning. john has that for us. >>> the 16-year-old who opened fire and critically wounded a high school classmate claims he was bullied. he was tar getting two boys at taft high school in balkersfield, california. the suspect may have had a hit list. teacher ryan heber and kim lee fields, counselor, getting high praise for convincing the shooter to put the shotgun down. >> this teacher and counselor stood face to face not knowi ii whether he would turn the gun on them. they have seen the news meadow, probably expected the worst and hoped for the best, gave students a chance to escape and conversed and it worked. >> for now, the suspect will be charged as a juvenile with attempted murder it will be up to prosecutors to decide if he will be eventually charged as an adult. >>> some americans are believed to be among the dead in a hotel fire in the northern philippines. it happened at the dryden hotel in
. >> tim geithner says one of the first things he had to do when he became treasury secretary, was make it a little more legible. >> it suddenly matters. >>> other stories making news this morning. john has that for us. >>> the 16-year-old who opened fire and critically wounded a high school classmate claims he was bullied. he was tar getting two boys at taft high school in balkersfield, california. the suspect may have had a hit list. teacher ryan heber and kim...
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tim geithner's tenure has been controversial but i think broadly speaking what he did to write the financial system will be considered a tremendous achievement in the annals of economic policy-making. but again, they are in something of a rut, i think, in their economic policy-making at this point, and particularly in their approach to dealing with republicans. a lot of that, i'd say frankly the bulk of that blame falls on the house republicans and john boehner. but it's nevertheless a case that they just put somebody into the treasury department who they intend to have lead a lot of their budget battles who john boehner at this point essentially refuses to work with. during the 2011 negotiations, they said boehner and the republicans said we just don't want to deal with lew anymore. we don't feel we can get him to say yes to us. now, to some degree that might be because lew is reflecting the will of the president, but i just think there's a kind of a siege mentality a little bit at the white house that's showing up in their appointments, which is understandable, but i'm not sure in the long
tim geithner's tenure has been controversial but i think broadly speaking what he did to write the financial system will be considered a tremendous achievement in the annals of economic policy-making. but again, they are in something of a rut, i think, in their economic policy-making at this point, and particularly in their approach to dealing with republicans. a lot of that, i'd say frankly the bulk of that blame falls on the house republicans and john boehner. but it's nevertheless a case...